Tag: Natural disasters
“We demand the reopening of humanitarian corridors”
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is approaching 10,000. Two days after the disaster, emergency services are busy in the rubble of collapsed buildings, looking for…
in Antakya, anger and dejection
The toll continues to rise after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on Monday morning. In Antakya, in the Hatay region, one of the most affected by…
international aid arrives in Turkey, but what to do in Syria?
The toll continues to grow in Turkey and Syria after the terrible earthquake. The latest still provisional assessment announced Tuesday evening reported more than 7,800 dead (5,894 in Turkey and…
deadly landslides in the south of the country
A series of landslides in the southern region of Arequipa, Peru, left at least 15 dead, 20 injured and two missing on Monday, February 6, according to an initial report…
Suspected IS fighters escape from jail after quake
About 20 suspected Islamic State (IS) fighters escaped from a Syrian prison during a mutiny following the earthquake that shook the region on Monday February 6, according to a source…
the international community is mobilizing
As relief workers continue to clear the rubble following the earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey on Monday, February 6, the international community has mobilized to come to the aid…
violent fires continue to rage, at least 24 dead
In Chile, violent fires have left at least 24 dead and more than 1,182 injured. The flames have devoured three regions in the south of the country, where the heat…
“Coastal mobility will be accentuated by climate change”
The demolition of the Signal has begun. Trapped by the erosion of the coast, coupled with the rising waters caused by climate change, this building has become a symbol of…
Madagascar draws up the first assessment of the passage of the Cheneso storm
Tropical Storm Cheneso which hit the northeast of the Big Island on Thursday morning has weakened, but heavy rains are still expected until Tuesday in the northwest and southeast of…
President Biden visits California on bad weather front
US President Joe Biden will visit areas of California ravaged by a series of storms on Thursday, January 19, which killed at least 19 people. US President Joe Biden will…